1942 Railroad Transport Agency strike

The 1942 Railroad Transport Agency strike occurred in 1942 when the International Brotherhood of Teamsters began a six-week strike against the Railroad Transport Agency for its refusal to recognize the IBT. IBT organizer Jimmy Hoffa oversaw the strike, and his army of workers began a demonstration outside of the headquarters of the RTA, holding up picket signs and protesting. The rally turned violent when anti-union workers were trucked to the rally or charged out of the building's garages, and a massacre ensued. Many people were beaten to death, and the six-week strike was put to a sudden end.